i^rodoccnCn. 
ANDR.EAE VESALII- 
BRVXELLENSrS. DE HVMANI CORPO^ 
RIS FABRICA LICER TERTIVS, aVO VENARVM ARTERIA, 
rum^ pcr uniucrftim corpus fcrics dclcribitur , Si pcculiarcs ipfi 
hgurSjquibuscoucniuiitCapitibusprxponuntur. 
QJ^ID VEN^, ET QV^^E ITSIVS S VB^ 
flantiit c^ufiK. Caput I. 
ss I V H mufculorum^hiftoriafupcrioribuslibris QuidurtioU 
cnarrata.proximum uidctur.ucnarum artcriarumq; 
pcr uiiiucrfum corpus di llnbu tionc agarcdi : fiqui, 
dcm Galcnus in primo dc Adminiftrandis fcftioni- 
buslibro.hunc in Anatomcdifccnda ordincobtr 
uandumrcflcprxccpcnt.Namaliusfortanccarum 
'partium.qucpcritonxo &coftas fuccinacntcincm 
brana & caltiaria cotincntur, dcfcnptioncm, non uc 
narummodoac.artcriartim^ucrum&ncruoiupuo- 
quc dcfcriptioncm oportcrc ncccflario pra-ccdcrc, 
haudincptcarbitrabitur,quodabfq)carumpaitiuin 
not^tia, omms dcucnis,artcri]s &: ncruis fcrmo tairi 
difticilistuturusfit.utcgoncquaquaimprobaucrim 
htinc librum,& quartii qui ncruis dcdicabitur, quin 
lo Iibro.lcxto ac lcpnmo lubi]ci,cosqj pra-fcntcm antcirc.atqj id maxime,cum quis fcdtionum 
prorfus rudis in iftos libros primuni incidcrit.S.' no in noftra Lipitomc ucl obi tcr fcfc cxcrcue, 
nt.Nctamcnlongiusin pra:fciuia a Gaicni &cxterorum qui ipfum prxccncredillcdionis 
protcftorum placito dcclincm, hunc Iibrum ucnis artcrijscji conlccrabo,a ucnis, quod plurcs 
fiiit, aique artcriis magna cx partc inftcrnantur, fumpto fcrmonis c.xordio, Iibcraqj fcn tcntia 
jiguu; Icctoriinnoltrislibristranfponcndisrclida." Vena iCTitur pars cftinftrumcntarii tcrr-i fift,, 
M, """"^ ':'i"ata,£x: umucrlo corpori langumcm parics enutriturum una cum naturali fpiritu 
infigniter (fi quis modo fit) caliginofo detcrcns. Hxc unica pcculiari propriauc coftat tun 
aftit' " ■ ,. r .. 
Quklu. 
^trdrioja/fiiu 
Idnttir dtffcf 
rejitia. 
qua: colorc,ci-an;tie& forma, niembranis refpondet, fedalias ab illarum naturaplunmmu di »™. 
fcrcpat.Mcmbranananqucfimpicxacfimilarccorpusccnlctur,S.'omnicx partcquoinodo- ^""^V" 
cunquedifccrpatur, pcrpctuo membrana-nomcn rctinct. Vcnxautcm tunica,corpuscftin- 
ftrumcntariuin,cxfimilaribuspartibus,fibrisuidciicct,coforinatuni. Qiicmadmodum cnim 
mcinbranciinufcuiorumtcndine.s,fcre unicoflbrarumgenercintcxuntur,atquehacoccafio.- 
nc non in fiinilarium, lcd inftrumcntanarum partium claircm rcponuntur,ita uenx tunica 
triplici Rbrarum gcncre conftituitur. I-luiuf nodi fibra; Grxcis iW.^ nuncupan tur,& fubftan ^'^"^ }"■' 
tia quidcm,forma,& colorcmufculorum hbrisrcfpodcnt.acrtioncautcm plurimtim ab illis ua "tTpf^Pc ' 
riant. Hxcnimcarncamufcuiorum fubftantiaobfita?,arbitrario:ilixucr6nulIacarncimpIi, ' 
cii,c,naturaii motui pra:ficiuntur.quippc ut motus e noftro arbi tratu pcndcntes, fibrarum in 
mufculis auxilio perficimus,fic naturalcs motus uniucrlo corpori fiibfcruicntcs,fibris quibuf 
damobcuntur,qua:organistoticorporifamiilannbusintertexta;funt.Qiianquain naturaies 
motus non omncs, fed matcrix duntaxatalicuius attraclio^rctentio &expulfio,huiufinodi fi; 
bris adimplcatur. Voco autcm in prxfentiaruin uim atiradriccm,rctcntriccm &cxpultrii 
nonqux finguiispartibusadfui nutritioncin a Natiiraeftingenita, fcdqua quxd, 
ris partcs communcuniucrfo corpori munusprxftant. Etcmin prorfus aiia ccnfcturattraftio 
cibiperftomachijinuentriculum,& fanguinisecauaucnaindcxtrum cordis finum, &acris 
cxartcria uenali in finiftru cordis finum,& lcminis iii utcrum,&fanguinis in ucnas,& fpirinis 
inartcrias.quam attrartio,cuius bcncficio partcs illx nutrimcntum fibifamiliarc, & quo pri, 
uatimaluntur,adfclcpcll]ciut. Rurfuslongealiacxcretrix facultaseft, quaucntriculusciburri 
a (e cofccluin in intcftina propellit, & qua rurfus intcftina fuperiora cundcin in infcriora pro, 
trudunt,&quacorfanguincm in pulmoncs acuitalcm fpiritumfimidcuinfinouincimpctu 
pcr corpus rucntc in magnam artcriam mitiit,& qua fanguinem una uciix pars iii fubfcqucn- 
tcin cotinuo dcriuat, & qua uterus fccium & ucfica urinamcxccmunt : quam ca fit,qua nunc 
diflx partes propri] nu tnmcnti rccrcnicn ta a fc abigunt. Ad hxc, prorfiis alia putatur cibi po 
lusq) in ucntricuIo,& foctus in utero, & urinxin ucfica,& fanguinis in ucnis,& Ipiritus in cor 
•icgn, 
:lam corpo- 
